Ran Kan Kan

General Info

Composer: Tito Puente
Arranger: Lalo Davila
Publisher: Row-Loff Productions
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:03:45
Cost: $55.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Xylophone
Player 2: Vibraphone
Player 3: Marimba 1
Player 4: Marimba 2
Player 5: Marimba 3
Player 6: Marimba 4
Player 7: Bass Guitar
Player 8: Piano
Player 9: Drumset
Player 10: Congas
Player 11: Claves
Player 12: Bongo bells
Player 13: Timbales

Optional Section

Player 1-2: Trumpet
Player 3-4: Trombone
Player 5: Tenor Saxophone
Player 6: Vocal

Performance Notes

Ran Kan Kan was composed by the late great “Tito Puente”, and was released in 1948. Known as “The Mambo King”, Tito Puente performed Ran Kan Kan all over the world. This composition continues to become one of Mr. Puente’s iconic works. His flashy artistic approach to performing on timbales his inspired many of great “timbaleros”. This percussion ensemble version of Ran Kan Kan showcases the timbales as well as providing a “soli” section for the entire keyboard ensemble. The piece also includes horn parts for additional energetic horn sections. If available, add the included vocals for performance. Ran Kan Kan makes for a great opener or closer to any concert. You will have the audience dancing in the aisles!